Why All Radio Stations Need a Privacy Policy Page

<p>For detailed show notes visit <a href="https://www.skyrocketradio.com/podcast/why-all-radio-stations-need-a-privacy-policy-page" target="_blank">https://www.skyrocketradio.com/podcast/why-all-radio-stations-need-a-privacy-policy-page</a>.</p> <p>Do you take online contest information or regular contact form entries on your station or company website? The information you accept is likely protected under certain digital privacy laws.</p> <p>Website privacy rights protect the personal information you collect from visitors when they visit your website. This can include names, email addresses, and location data. A typical intake form might be the information you collect from listeners when they sign up for contests. Sometimes you may ask about things other than their name and e-mail address, like their date of birth and address. The data they are giving you should be considered protected information.</p> <p>Sharing someone’s information without their knowledge could be a privacy rights nightmare. Privacy laws can impose very high penalties for violations as penalties are calculated per violation (meaning per website visitor whose privacy rights were infringed upon). That means sharing 300 names and e-mail addresses with your contest sponsor could be 300 violations.</p> <p><strong>Know Your Privacy Laws</strong></p> <p>The United States and Europe have the most comprehensive data security and privacy laws; the <a href="https://www.varonis.com/blog/what-is-the-eu-general-data-protection-regulation?hsLang=en">EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)</a> came into effect in 2018, while the <a href="https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa">California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)</a> took effect in 2020. &nbsp;At the time of writing, no federal laws require a business to have a Privacy Policy. But there are several laws, including federal and state laws, that have provisions on data privacy. Some are new this year, and you can expect more states to have new laws as well.</p> <p><strong>Have a Website Privacy Policy</strong>